DIFC Annual Return

What this filing is, when it is due, and who has to file it for a United Arab Emirates company. LawDep tracks every deadline on an auto-rolling compliance calendar and prepares the filing before you submit it.

Cadence

Annual

How often it recurs

Filed with

DIFC Registrar

DIFC Companies Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2018)

Due

On/before 31 Dec each year

Deadline rule

What is the Annual Return filing?

DIFC Annual Return is a annual compliance filing that a United Arab Emirates company files with DIFC Registrar. It is due On/before 31 Dec each year. The filing is governed by DIFC Companies Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2018).

Typical evidence required

  • return submitted

Who files it

This filing applies to difc entities. LawDep applies it to the right entity types automatically, so a filing for one subsidiary never lands on the wrong one.

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